van Hoof Surname

43,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Hoof Surname User-submission:

This is a Dutch or Belgian surname, meaning 'homestead'.

van Hoof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6,1511:1,869117
Netherlands4,9431:3,416304
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Canada1601:230,28522,082
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Australia1281:210,90420,401
France531:1,253,259128,888
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Curaçao41:39,312638
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

van Hoof Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Dutch or Belgian surname, meaning 'homestead'.

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van Hoof Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van Hoof Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name van Hoof is held by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Hoof? popularity and diffusion

The last name van Hoof is the 43,438th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 608,462 people. The last name van Hoof is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of van Hoof live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 91 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Hoof is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 6,151 people, or 1 in 1,869. In Belgium van Hoof is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 95 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 3 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 41 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

van Hoof Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Hoof has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 16,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Hoof Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Hoof earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning R 264,648 per year; in United States they earn 58.99% more than the national average, earning $68,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% less than the national average, earning $45,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Hooff941,848/
van Hooft941,071/
van Hof93544/
van Hoofft891/
Van't Hoof891/
van Hoff88726/
van Hoef88516/
Van-Hoof8815/
Van't Hooft842/
Van't Hof8256/
van Hoffe8238/
van Hoffs8212/
von Hof8053/
van How800/
Van't Hoff7820/
von Hoff75256/
van Haaf7555/
von Hofe7548/
van Houw7511/
Van-Hoff7510/
van Huff752/
von Hopf751/
van Haaff7128/
Van't-Hof711/
von Hoffe710/
Von-Hof672/
van Job671/
von How671/
van Haw671/
van Huv671/
von Hafe63167/
van Hauw6340/
van Gouw631/
Von-Hofe631/
von Hauff5957/
von Ow57271/
von Hauffe561/
Van't-Haaff532/
van Auw530/

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